Not the best of friends: 2 accused of mugging classmate at knifepoint, cops say

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two teens pulled knives on one of their Tottenville High School classmates on an Annadale street corner Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to mug him, then taunted him with a text message after the botched robbery.

Police say Richard Farina, 16, of Jessica Court in Annadale, and Raymond Nieves, 17, of Manee Avenue in Prince’s Bay, approached their young victim at the corner of Annadale Road and Arden Avenue at about 4 p.m.

Farina asked the teen, “Do you have any money?” and then pulled out a knife and held it to his throat, court papers allege.

“I’ll stab you. ... Don’t try to run,” Farina allegedly told the teen, while Nieves pointed a knife of his own at the victim.

The teen managed to push free of Farina, authorities allege, and Nieves threw his knife at the teen before the two ran off.

A few minutes later, Farina sent the teen a text message, court papers allege – “I should have stabbed you, you little (expletive.)”

Police caught up with both suspects in front of Farina’s house about an hour later.

Both face charges of first-degree attempted robbery and second-degree aggravated harassment, according to William J. Smith, a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.